New (old) Blog is up and running

KyLee is a huge computer geek. She loves photoshop, blogging, fb, etc... anything having to do with the latest and greatest she enjoys doing. She had a computer class last year and just loved it. Her teacher was just awesome and she really learned a lot. This year, she is in his class again for Publications, which is a full year class that puts the yearbook together. She is having so much fun in that class and is again learning tons and tons of fun stuff.

When we started up our new little adventure, Too Cute~N~Crafty she asked if she could make a blog. She was so excited how could I tell her no. Over the past little while she has been MIA with school, dance, and cheer that I have had to take over a bit of the blogging duties. It has been fun to see where we were, where we are at, and what we will be doing. Take a look at out cute little blog. It definitely has been fun hanging out with my tween doing these craft shows.

www.toocutencrafty.blogspot.com

Fall Festival, Springs Ranch, PBR.. oh my....

This past weekend we jammed in as many activities that is allowed during daylight! Fall is my favorite time of the year and I really wanted to enjoy it this year. Being a little homesick has gotten the best of me, so I am really looking forward to the holidays.Cody's mom and dad came down for the weekend and we kept them on their toes. Cody and KyLee had obligations on Saturday, but that didn't stop the rest of us. First, we went to the Fall Festival over at Exploration Peak Park. The past two years, I have had to work the PTA booth and haven't been able to enjoy the activities with the girls. This year we really enjoyed the morning. Sawyer got to pick a pumpkin from the Pumpkin Patch and then got to decorate it at the craft table.

I entered a drawing for a "Princess Party" and won. I am so excited! Sawyer's first "friends" party will be a hit in January. Yes, knowing me... I am already planning the event. A thousand of ideas are popping in my head. I hope the cheerleaders are ready for my ideas. I will need all the teenage help I can get!

After we got down with the park we picked up KyLee and headed over to Spring Mountain Ranch. It is a Nevada State Park and I really, really enjoyed it. For a few hours I really felt like we were home. You couldn't see the strip, we had to wear our jackets because there was a nip in the air, and there was no sign of palm trees anywhere. The girls got to pick a pumpkin and then carve it for a Jack O' Latern contest.

This was the point in time that my camera died. I will need to upload Jackie's pictures when I get the chance. After the Jack O' Latern contest, we joined in on the ghost haunted tour. It was cute, but scared Sawyer pretty good.

On Sunday, we took the girls to the PBR Finals. This has turned out to be a family tradition and it was fun to have Boyd and Jackie go with us this year. The seats were not the best (Cody was so mad that he is bound and determined to pay the money next year to have the "good" seats.) but the events were still good and it was fun to be there and watch the championship

It might just be me, but I have the cutest cowgirls ever!! Here is are a few pics from the PBR.

Happy Fall ya'll!!

My Craft Blog is now up and running... Let the fun begin!

I am excited to finally share my new craft blog, http://www.toocutencrafty.blogspot.com/. I have wanted to start a business for as long as I could remember. When we lived in Tooele, I wanted to open up a scrapbook store so bad. At times, I thought I had Cody convinced, but it just never went through. I would have been heartbroken if I would have opened up one and then find out we were moving to Vegas. I have thought from time to time to open up one in Vegas, especially since there is NOTHING in SW Las Vegas. Unfortunately, scrapbooking is going digital and I know deep down the business would probably never do well.

Each year, being in charge of the Fall Craft Fair at Reedom Elementary, I have wanted to have a business where I could sell my creations. I love tinkering with wood crafts, that is definitely my speciality. I also enjoy the flower hair clips, and card making. I love looking at craft blogs and getting inspirations from others, taking ideas and combining a bunch of different ideas and making some unique to my style.

I finally sat down with Cody one afternoon and told him I wanted to start a business and since than it has been a lot of fun. I have learned a TON, meet some awesome people, experience a lot of sleepless nights and enjoyed the rewards of people buying my product. My brain is constantly going with new ideas. Cody has become quite the saw man and I enjoy all the time he takes to cut out my latest and greatest creations.

I have also enjoyed learning the "Craft World". Who knew there were so many crafts going on in Sin City. People in Vegas are crafty!! I have learned there are vendor "networks" (yes seriously, a network of vendors who get together on meet-up...go figure) I have obtained a exemption business license and tax ID number. Yay..go me!

So for now, I will continue to enjoy making and selling crafts. Head over to my blog and enjoy. If you see something you like let me know.

Nevada Wild West

Okay, so for anyone who knows me, I a sucker when it comes to concerts, especially country. I love going to concerts when it is someone good to see and the seats are good. I refuse to go to go see someone perform if the seats are crap! Call me a snob, but I was spoiled in college when we used to get media passes to shows and then when I worked for K-Bull 93 in Utah and access to so many different shows, that sealed me being a snob! :)

This past weekend was the Nevada Wild West days in Henderson. Cody's company was contracted to supply the furniture for the V.I.P seating area. Cody received tickets for us to go and see the show, hang out in the V.I.P tent and we even had V.I.P parking... yes I am a snob!

The girls had a great time at the concert. Although our seats were in the 4th row, me and the girls worked our way up to the stage and stood right at the stage for the entire time. Here are some of the pics...

Lonestar... fun!!
Jason Micheal Carroll signing auto's while singing. KyLee and Sawyer both got auto's and guitar pics.

getting close and personal... :)

Jason singing to Sawyer while Ky's taking the pics.

We had a great time!! Besides the concert, Sawyer rode the ponies, KyLee rode the mechanical bull, we enjoyed walking through the vendor booths, smelling the aroma of food we can't eat and enjoyed the great weather. Fall in Vegas is quite nice this time of year!

What I want in Life

Yes, it has been quite a while since I have blogged. I have been so wrapped up in other stuff that it is time to get back to the basic stuff that I enjoy, that includes blogging. Recently, I have been thinking about life a lot and what I really want. Back in July, with a little encourage from some truly wonderful ladies in my life, I decided to start selling the hair clips and wood crafts that I make for my kids, family, and sometimes I even keep a few of them for myself. I have started out small and have done a couple of craft fairs in Las Vegas. They have been so much fun and I have met some really neat people. It has been fun to broaden my network of friends and to truly know what life can be like.

Cody and I will sit and talk about what we want to do. We call it our 5 year plan. His dream would be to own a ranch in Colorado or Wyoming and run a Bed & Breakfast or a guided tour. As I sit and listen to his ideas, I only think of snow, cold, middle of nowhere, kids uprooted again, having to make new friends. Well, one day I thought to my self, "Why are you complaining?" I need to take him up on this offer and run with it as fast as I can.

I started thinking of a cute little town we came across when we went back and visited my family in SC. On our way back from Pigeon Forge, NC we stopped at this cute little family restaurant. The food was absolutely wonderful! The people had true southern hospitality and if I could have, I would have parked my behind in their parking lot and never leave. This is my dream! This is what I want in life. The land out in the middle of nowhere, the bed & breakfast or guide tour that Cody keeps talking about and finally, a cute little gift store that I can set up and sell all the fun crafts that I enjoy making. I keep thinking how fun it would be to have a network of friends like I do now who have the same passion as I do with crafting who would display their items in my store and enjoy the comfort of home sweet home.

The pictures below are from our trip. Enjoy and capture the moment...

Apple Orchard Behind The Resturant

View From the Resturant Window

Driveway View

Farmer Market & Resturant

And yes... This is mine!

Life is funny and this wild and crazy family is right in the midst of it. KyLee and I talk quite a bit about where she would like to live what she wants friends, school, etc... as I listen to her wants and wishes it just amazes me without every listening to what Cody and I talk about, she wants the same thing. I think I am ready for a change!!